 cotton |
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| 1. | [ noun ] silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state | |
| Synonyms: | cotton_wool | |
| Related terms: | plant_fiber absorbent_cotton padding | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (clothing) fabric woven from cotton fibers | |
| Synonyms: | cotton_cloth | |
| Related terms: | fabric gauze | |
| 3. | [ verb ] take a liking to | |
| Examples: | "cotton to something" |
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| Related terms: | like | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (botany) erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers | |
| Synonyms: | cotton_plant | |
| Related terms: | shrub Levant_cotton sea_island_cotton tree_cotton upland_cotton Peruvian_cotton Egyptian_cotton wild_cotton Gossypium cottonseed | |
| 5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 856 | |
| 6. | [ noun ] thread made of cotton fibers | |
| Related terms: | yarn lisle | |
| Similar spelling: |
cottony Cottone cotonou coition cotan codon Cotten Coatney Cottam |
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